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CH.6 world power
CH.6
Question | Answer |
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Alaska | Purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre for 7.9 million dollars. became the 49th state. |
Hawaii | Gave the U.S. a presence in the pacific ocean and eventually a military base. Became the 50th state |
annex | When a larger country protects and supports a smaller country in exchange for their cooperation. |
Yellow journalism | False or exaggeration in the news. |
USS main | battle ship sent by president William McKinley in 1898 to Cuba's Havana harbor to protect the lives and property of Americans in Cuba during Cuba's revolution from Spanish rule |
Spanish-American War | congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898. |
Theodore (teddy) Roosevelt | assistant secretary of the Navy left his job to organize a group of volunteer soldiers. he was elected president of the U.S, |
Tough Riders | A group of cowboys, Native Americans, college athletes, and wealthy new yorkers led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish American war.. |
Buffalo Soldiers | Units of experienced African American soldiers who got their name from fighting against the Native Americans on the great plains |
San Juan Hill | July 1, 1898- American troops defeated the Spanish troops at the Battle of San Juan Hill |
August 1892 |